The Goldfinch 2019
The Goldfinch 2019
R | 2h 29min | Drama | 13 September 2019 (USA)
Storyline:
13-year-old New Yorker Theo Decker’s life is turned upside-down when his mother is killed in a terrorist attack at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Confused in the rubble of the tragedy, he steals a priceless piece of art known as The Goldfinch.
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for drug use and language
User review:
What I found more fascinating in this story is how the main characters evolve and are molded, not so much by circumstances but by relatives, friends and other people that enter and leave their lives. And we all can relate with this. How different would our lives be if we had been born in another family, if our parents didn’t get divorced and then someone else had not come to fill the void? If we hadn’t been taught as young by an inspiring teacher or if we had met true friends to give us a piece of wisdom when most needed? In fact, each character in this story, as in real life, plays a part In redirecting and molding the path of life of the main characters. But ultimately it’s our past and present choices that shape our future. Our choices have consequences. What happened for a naive kid to grow into a broken adult? What happened to us? The actors do succeed in getting us in their skin. And there’s an irreprehensible Nicole Kidman. But even if she wasn’t there, the movie would make its way anyway.
Director: John Crowley
Writers: Peter Straughan (screenplay by), Donna Tartt (based on the novel by)
Stars: Oakes Fegley, Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman
Country: USA
Language: English | Ukrainian | German | French
Release Date: 13 September 2019 (USA)
Also Known As: The Goldfinch
Filming Locations: New York City, New York, USA
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3864056/
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4
File size : 6.76 GiB
Duration : 2 h 29 min
Overall bit rate : 6 482 kb/s
while the movie was interesting, I don’t think it did justice to the novel on which it was based.
would probably have done better as a limited series
But thanks for posting
Loved the movie (especially the cinematography) but agreed with the last from Ch Aos.
I loved the book but in the time it was impossible to cover all the changes over time with the movie. I think it would be hard to understand the back and forward of the movie if you had not read the book.
Yes a 4 or 5 part series would have been better.
I was reading the book (well before the movie ever released) but I never made it passed the explosion. Life got in the way, I suppose. I was thoroughly confused and intrigued to see Oakes Fegley and Finn Wolfhard share a bare chest calming-him-in-his-sleep embrace, as well as a romantically dramatic kiss goodbye. Though the drug references and usage weren’t really my thing, I wasn’t disappointed. I definitely plan on finishing the book… Right after I get through Find Me (sequel to Call Me By Your Name).
I would suggest the unabridged Audio version 32+ hours but worth the time. I listened over several weeks on daily commute.